What happened to Softimage?

What happened to Softimage?

It was discontinued with the release of Softimage 2014. On March 4, 2014, it was announced that Autodesk Softimage would be discontinued after the release of the 2015 version, providing product support until April 30, 2016.

Why was Softimage discontinued?

According to Autodesk’s entertainment industry manager Maurice Patel, the decision to kill Softimage was taken to focus the company’s efforts on its core 3D tools.

Is Softimage free?

SOFTIMAGE|XSI EXP v. 3.0 is available as a free download from the Softimage Website (www.softimage.com/EXP) or as part of a complete CD-based training kit available for purchase. Intended for non-commercial use, watermarks will appear on rendered images.

Who created Softimage?

filmmaker Daniel Langlois
Softimage was founded in 1986 by National Film Board of Canada filmmaker Daniel Langlois. He was joined in 1988 by founding director, Char Davies, a Virtual Reality artist who became vice-president of Virtual Research. At the time, there were only three employees.

Is Softimage still used?

Today Autodesk announced that Softimage will be no longer. Although there will be a 2015 release of the software – shipping around April 14th – support for Softimage will continue only until April 30, 2016.

Can you still get Softimage?

Softimage was discontinued last year and is no longer available for purchase.

What are trajectories in animation?

A trajectory is a 3D curve that visualizes the motion of the object in parallel with the keyframes in the timeline.

What are the types of trajectories?

Types of trajectories include:

• trajectory of a projectile. lofted trajectory, a particular type of non-minimum energy ballistic trajectory.
• trajectory (fluid mechanics), the motion of a point in a moving fluid.
• in motion planning, the trajectory of a robotic motion.
• phase space trajectories of dynamical systems.

Is 8gb RAM enough for 3ds Max?

While the exact amount of RAM you need is going to depend on your particular projects, for 3ds Max we generally recommend a minimum of 16GB. Very complex scenes may need up to 32GB of RAM, although it is rare for 3ds Max to require more than 32GB.